hung

²hung

adj

Definition of HUNG

: unable to reach a decision or verdict <a hung jury>; also British : not having a political party with an overall majority <a hung parliament>

Examples of HUNG

1. <stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence>

First Known Use of HUNG

1848

Related to HUNG

Synonyms: bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descendant (also descendent), descending, drooping, droopy, hanging, nodding, inclining, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping

Antonyms: unbending, upright

Related Words: floppy, limp; dangling, falling, pendent (or pendant), suspended; dipping, sinking, slumping

Near Antonyms: erect, inflexible, rigid, stiff; elevated, raised, upraised

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Rhymes with HUNG

bung, dung, lung, pung, rung, tongue, tung, young